Hungary's Deputy PM: Language Helps Nurture Nation
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
Zsolt Semjén, the deputy prime minister in charge of Hungarian communities abroad, stressed the role of the Hungarian language in nurturing the nation. “The Hungarian language is crucial for both the individual and the entire nation and it has been evident since the [early 19th-century] Age of Reforms that there is a close connection between the strength of the Hungarian nation and the thriving of its language,” Semjén said, opening ELTE’s Hungarian Summer University for the Carpathian Basin in Budapest.
The Hungarian state has the aim and duty to guarantee the survival and the prosperity of the nation, Semjén said, citing measures to promote the reunification of the nation under public law, including a fast-track citizenship procedure.
The six-day summer university, held for the 20th time, is attended by 155 Hungarian students from abroad, 25 percent more than last year.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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